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[Beach Hut]

53 for Bell and a lead of 307

 

[bright1064]

Good stuff today

Wish I had Sky Sports though! I'm currently using the BBCi option Anyone else ever used it? Not bad actually! Next best thing to watching it live at least.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

This is brilliant, the way it should be, because to be honest New Zealand are crap. And its all thanks to SIDEBOTTOM

 

[vulture]

100 from ginger

 

[bright1064]

Is this the same batting line up as the other day??!?

What has Moores been feeding them?

 

[dougdeep]

Job done.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Job done.

Still got to bowl NZ out on what's looking like a pretty flat pitch Dougdeep!

 

[BensGrandad]

With a lead of 502 have we declared or will we bat for aniother hour to make their batsmen chase around the field? I think that we should throw the bat for an hour just to unsettle their opening batsmen, and not put too much strain on our bowlers.

 

[Titanic]

Strauss out, but hey he's a nice guy so he'll no doubt get another chance, he went to a very good school. ffs.

 

[Titanic]

Lets be honest....Moores is not good enough and the team has gone downhill since Fletcher quit....

Strauss should be no where near the team.......

 

[Titanic]

Agree drop Vaughan,Strauss,and maybe bell

x2

 

[cheeseroll]

We should declare and get them in on the morning wicket.

 

[Beach Hut]

We should declare and get them in on the morning wicket.

Reckon we will bat for around an hour and then unleash Sidebottom

 

[BensGrandad]

Wilst checking the score have just seen a chap in one of our old light blue Skint shirts sitting by a rather large elderly fellow without a top on.

After todays result at Forest this made me feel proud to be a BHA fan.

 

[Grendel]

I really can't remember the last time Vaughan did anything remotely useful with the bat, captain or not his place must be in doubt.

Short memory you've got, or does his 63 in the first innings at Hamilton not count?

 

[BensGrandad]

A win is just a matter of time now I think. Once we have removed 2 from 3 the 2 that are in and Vettori the rest will follow. 2 wickets before lunch and all over by tea.

Vaughan is worth his place if only for his captainy and as they say in any sport form is temporary class is permanent so he will come good again. I think that it would help sending him at No3 with Stauss opening.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I did think it a bit silly batting on this morning considering nobody has ever chased down over 500. Anderson looked wayward again, that boy really has no consistency. Time for Tredwell to step up? Or Hoggard to pull his finger out?

 

[Simster]

I did think it a bit silly batting on this morning considering nobody has ever chased down over 500. Anderson looked wayward again, that boy really has no consistency. Time for Tredwell to step up? Or Hoggard to pull his finger out?

I think it was all about mind games. Slog to a lead of over 550 and give them a tricky hour before lunch.

When you consider we had a couple of *clear* days to get them out, what was the point in not batting NZ out of the game for sure?